#2 Ben Simmons
Ben Simmons just finished his rookie season averaging 15.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game. He is the Rookie of the Year frontrunner along with Donovon Mitchell and might just edge him to get his hands on the trophy. Simmons was selected as the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers but could not play in the 2016-17 after being ruled out because of a foot injury.
Simmons has unbelievable court vision and is a great passer. Ben Simmons is known for flirting with triple-double and has passed Magic Johnson (7) for second place on all-time triple-doubles by a rookie with 8. Oscar Roberson leads the pack with staggering 26.
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A very good all-around player, Simmons does not have a jump shot and also proved to be a very bad free-throw shooter as he attempted 341 free-throws and only made 191 with a free-throw percentage of 56.0. There is not much to be afraid as this was only his rookie season and his free-throws are the only thing to worry about and it will mostly be the thing he works on this off-season.
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